Craven and Hirnle's Fundamentals of Nursing
Christine M. Henshaw, Renée Rassilyer-Bomers · 10th Edition · ISBN 9781975205744 · Wolters Kluwer
Complete chapter-by-chapter study guide aligned with Craven and Hirnle's Fundamentals of Nursing (10th Edition). Includes summaries, learning objectives, and NCLEX-style practice questions for all 43 chapters.
Overview
Craven and Hirnle's Fundamentals of Nursing (10th Edition) is a foundational text used in the first year of most nursing programs, introducing the profession, the nursing process, clinical judgment, and the core skills every nurse must master. This study guide is built to match it chapter by chapter, covering professionalism, values and ethics, the steps of the clinical judgment model from recognizing cues through evaluating outcomes, communication and documentation, and the full range of skills from vital signs and asepsis to medication administration, mobility, wound care, and elimination. It distills the priority concepts and must-know nursing actions that fundamentals exams test, in a format that mirrors NCLEX-RN style questioning. Instead of rereading the entire book, you can review the high-yield content that actually appears on course tests and the licensure exam. This is an independent, aligned study companion, not the textbook itself and not a reproduction of its skills checklists, designed to help new nursing students build a solid base and study efficiently.
Aligned with first-semester fundamentals of nursing courses and written in NCLEX-RN style, so the concepts and nursing actions mirror how foundational content is tested on course exams and the licensure exam.
What you'll learn
The major topics this guide walks you through, matched to the textbook's order:
- The profession and scope of nursing
- Clinical judgment and the nursing process
- Recognizing and analyzing cues
- Values, ethics, and legal issues
- Communication and documentation
- Health assessment and vital signs
- Asepsis and infection prevention
- Medication and IV therapy basics
- Skin integrity and wound healing
- Mobility and safety
- Fluids, electrolytes, and acid-base
- Nutrition and elimination
- Pain management
- Caring for the older adult
Need the textbook itself?
Craven and Hirnle's Fundamentals of Nursing, published by Wolters Kluwer, is a foundational nursing text known for integrating clinical judgment and the nursing process with core skills, widely assigned to students entering practice.
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Chapters covered
Every chapter below is fully covered in the PDF — summary, learning objectives, key terms, and NCLEX-style practice questions with rationales.
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What exactly do I get?
A printable PDF study guide covering all 43 chapters of Craven and Hirnle's Fundamentals of Nursing (10th Edition) — chapter summaries, learning objectives, and NCLEX-style practice questions with rationales. One file, lifetime access, no subscription.
How soon will I get it?
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Does this match the 10th edition?
Yes. It is aligned to the 10th edition and follows its chapter structure, including the clinical judgment model chapters.
Is this enough to pass my fundamentals exams?
It reviews the high-yield concepts and nursing actions most tested in fundamentals, but you should use it alongside your textbook, lectures, and skills practice.
Does it cover NCLEX-style questions?
Yes. The review emphasizes priority-setting and nursing actions in the same style used on the NCLEX-RN and most fundamentals course exams.
Will it match my edition?
This guide is built around the 10th Edition. If your class uses a different edition, chapter numbering may shift slightly, but the topics and learning objectives are usually unchanged.
Do I still need the textbook?
The study guide is a companion, not a replacement — it helps you study efficiently and review fast, but you'll still want the textbook for full depth and any assigned readings. You can buy new, rent, or find a used copy through the price links on this page.
What if it is not what I expected?
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Is this a test bank or copied from the textbook?
No. This is an original study guide written to align with Craven and Hirnle's Fundamentals of Nursing — summaries, objectives, and practice questions with rationales, not a reproduced publisher test bank or copied text.
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About this study guide
This is an original study guide written to align with the topics and learning objectives covered in Craven and Hirnle's Fundamentals of Nursing (10th Edition) by Christine M. Henshaw, Renée Rassilyer-Bomers. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or licensed by Wolters Kluwer or the textbook's authors. All summaries, practice questions, and explanations are independently authored.